Claims extracted
16
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 16 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
BBC News's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
4
Economy/Business
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
- Published
Breakfast cereal giant Kellogg's has stopped using rice grains in Rice Krispies and Coco Pops in the UK due to "changing weather conditions" that have disrupted supplies.
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that → publish → supplies
Corn flour and rice flour are being used instead, a Kellogg's spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the updated recipes have been "carefully assessed" and the firm has taken customer feedback into consideration.
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firm → use → consideration
Those ingredients are replacing rice grains as crops have been hit by dry weather in key producing countries in Asia, reducing harvests and driving up prices.
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crops → replace → prices
The new recipes mean cereal packaging will now include a "contains wheat gluten" warning.
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packaging → mean → warning
Rice Krispies products in the US and Canada will continue to be made with real rice with no changes to their recipes expected, a spokesperson for Kellogg's North American business told the BBC.
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spokesperson → continue → BBC
The recipe change in the UK will help "maintain consistent quality at a time when changing weather conditions are affecting the quality and availability of some of the rice and grains used in our cereals," a Kellogg's spokesperson told the BBC.
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spokesperson → help → BBC
"We appreciate that even small changes to a much-loved product can feel noticeable and that's why we have approached this with a lot of care and consideration."
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we → appreciate → care
The company also said that Rice Krispies and Coco Pops will continue to meet UK food standards on levels of fat, salt and sugar in food.
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Krispies → say → food
The cereals also contain no artificial colours, flavours or sweeteners and the nutritional benefits in each bowl, such as fibre, Vitamin D and iron are staying the same, the spokesperson added.
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spokesperson → contain → fibre
The Kellogg company separated into two distinct firms in 2023.
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company → separate → 2023
The largest is Kellanova, which focuses on snacks, cereals, noodles and other food products like Eggo, Pringles and Pop-Tarts sold globally.
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which → focus → Eggo
The other business, WK Kellogg's, operates in North America and has since been taken over by Italian chocolate giant Ferrero.
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business → operate → Ferrero
Most of the world's rice comes from Asia, many parts of which has been impacted by droughts, floods and heatwaves due to the El Niño weather phenomenon.
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parts → come → phenomenon
The weather event is expected to severely impact crop production from South East Asia in particular.
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event → expect → Asia
The region produces more than a quarter of the world's rice.
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region → produce → rice
The World Meteorological Agency expects the record-breaking El Niño will last until at least 2027.
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Niño → expect → 2027
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